Sheffield City Region

Sheffield City Region

Our work in the Sheffield City Region

We work across the Sheffield City Region (SCR) delivering projects, support and fundraising projects.

Here are some of the things we've been involved in:

The Source Deliver Training for British Land Apprentices at Meadowhall

British Land has successfully recruited three apprentices to join Meadowhall Shopping Centre as part of Retail Path – the retail property industry’s apprenticeship scheme operated by the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) Educational Trust and National Skills Academy for Retail.

Retail Path was set up by the BCSC Educational Trust and National Skills Academy in 2014 to address the issue of youth unemployment and to encourage more young people to consider a career in the retail property industry.

The historic Derbyshire town of Bolsover has been rated best in the UK for outstanding customer service.

In a mystery shopper exercise conducted by retail skills specialist, The Source Skills Academy, an unusually high proportion of the town’s retailers were highlighted as going above and beyond to achieve exceptional levels of service.

Sheffield’s city centre windows are in full bloom thanks to a team of apprentices at Sheffield Showcase.

Launched in 2009, Sheffield Showcase is a scheme established in partnership between Sheffield City Council, Yorkshire Forward and The Source Skills Academy. The scheme uses empty shop units in Sheffield City Centre to display the wares of local artists, designers and retailers, improving the shopping environment and helping to promote local businesses. The scheme employs a team of apprentices who design the window displays and also work in the charity shop, First in Best Dressed, which raises money for local charities including St Luke’s Hospice, The Children’s Hospital Charity and brainstrust.

High Street Minister and TV Star Open Exciting New Retail Venture in Rotherham

On Tuesday 15th April, an exciting new retail space in Rotherham was opened by Minister for High Streets Brandon Lewis and TV personality and retail expert Mary Portas.

The Makers Emporium is a partnership between Rotherham Council, The Source Skills Academy and Rotherham Youth Enterprise and is just one example of how the Portas Pilot, where a group 24 English towns have been chosen to participate in a scheme designed to help to rejuvenate their shopping areas, is already making a difference to the Rotherham High Street.